The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-04-28

FRIDAY, April 22i, 1887


The House met.
A quorum present.
PRAYER by the Chablain.
On motion of Mr.. Latham, the reading OF
yesterdays Journal was dispensed with and the
Journal corrected and approved.
Mr. MCKiunOn offered the following Joint
resolution:
hes,leed by The legislature of the Sate If FIorida
That our Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress be and hereby instructed to use their ut
most eDdeavors to have all lands granted t. the
State Of Florida, By me act OF Congress Of May the
18th, A. ID. 1856. for the purpose of aiding in the
contraction OF railroads therein, which were not
earned in compliance Tith said act or the amend
ment= thereto whether the ROAD roads have
since been com, leted not be declared fortified
and revert 10 the government, and be held subject
70 homestead and entry the other public
lands.
"a Re~lrtd furth>r That in declaring said for
feiture ample provisions be male to protect actual
settlers upon the same who have purchased from
any railroad companies, who claimed title I" the
same, either By confirming their titles and compel
ling the railroad companies to reimburse the gov
eminent for the same or living them a reasonable
time within which to homestead or enter the land.
ID. Reso!red further, That the Secretary Of State
be and ia hereby required to furnish each Of
Senators and Representatives in Congress with
copy Of these Re solutions
Read and placed among The orLers Of the day.
Mr. Peoples offered the following resolution
WHEREAS, There are now mutually existing de-
mands Of long standing between the State of
Florida and tue United States, growing out Of de-
mands made by the State against the United States
for monies expended by the State in the suppress
zion of Indian hostilities, and for sums due the
State account Of the sale Of lands by the United
States under the provision OF an act of Congress,
approved March 3, 1S45, entitled "an act supple
mental to the act for the admission of Florida into
the Union" and Of claims against the State by the
United States account Of bonds of the State held
BY what is known the " Indian Trust Fund -;
And achereas A bill passed the popular branch of
the last session ofthe Congress oft the United States
which the Governor, in his recent message to this
Legislature says embraced the necessary legislation
to fairly adjust all demands and counter deInan is
between the State and the United States with refer
ence to these matters And Uhereds, The best inter
ests Of the state demand speedy adjustment and
settlement of these claims and counter-clams;
therefore,
Be reso,ued by the Senate and the House Of Repre-
sentatves Of the State af Florida That Senators
and Representatives in the Congress Of the United
States be and are hereby advised and instructed, if
better terma can be secured, to use their utmost
efforts the next session of Congress to secure the
passage Of bill providing for the settlement of
said clsms and counter-claims upon the terms and
conditions stated in the bill mentioned in the Cover
nors message above referred to;
Which was read and placed among the or
ders Of the day
Mr. Johns moved that Mr.. Douglass be ex-
cused from further attendance until Monday
next; agreed to.
The following resolution, offered by Mr.
Bitch, of Alachua, on yesterday, was taken up
and read:
Resoloed By the House Of Representatives., the Sen
ate c0ncurring That the special committee ap
pointed TO visit the Agricultural College at Lake
City. shall be required also to visit East Florida
Seminary at Gainesville, and make report 10 the
Legislature of its condition and wants; adj
opted.
The following resolution, offered by Mr.
Johns yesterday, was taken up and read:
Res0lued, That Mr.. Cromwell, Of Aachua, be
added to the committee to visit the Agricultural
College at Lake City adopted.
The following, offered by Mr.. Tippin on We'd
uesday, and on motion laid on the table, was
taken up and agreed to: That the chairman of
the Committee on State Institutions be added to
the committee to visit the Convict Camp and
Deaf and Dumb Asylum.
Mr.. Bitch, of Alachua, moved that all bills in
tro1uced today be read the first time by their
titles only; agreed to unanimously.
The roll of counties being called the follow
ing bills were introduced, read and referred
By Mr.. Drake House bill No. 1877, an act to
incorporate the Woodlawn Cemetery Associa-
ton of MacclennY. Fla.
BY Mr. Spear: House bill No. 1873. an act to
regulate the manufacture and sale of CONNER
cial fertilizers.
BY Mr. Saxton House bill No. 1919. an act
defining the powers OF the clerks of the Circuit
Courts, and prohibiting them from becoming in.
terested in the making of abstracts of titles
By Mr. Saxon: House bill No 100, an act to
prohibit druggists and dealers in medicines from